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New research links a rare and blinding eye condition to semaglutide.Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy.Doctors recommend that people don't panic over the findings.There’s been a lot of talk about potential side effects from using medications to lose weight, including taking Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes medication that’s used off-label for weight loss. Those range from having so-called “Ozempic face” to the potential of developing stomach paralysis.
than those who didn’t take the medication. Those who had overweight or obesity were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with the devastating eye condition. Before you panic, know this: is a rare condition and the second-leading cause of optic nerve blindness, according to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. It’s thought to be caused by reduced blood flow to the optic nerve head, and the condition is more common in people who have conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea, the organization says.
—it didn’t prove that semaglutide use caused
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